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No. 381,066. Y Patented Apr. 10, 1888;

` county of Providence and State yof 'Rhode NITED STATE-sf 'PATENT IFICE JOHNB. GOODWIN AND GEORGE GOODWIN,'OE rRovIDENoE, RHODE ISLAND, l'

AssIGNoRs To sAID GEORGE GOODWIN AND WILLIAM r. GOODWIN, OE

SAME PLACE.h e

FOLDINGANDSWINGI'NG GATE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 3811/066-l dai-.ed `April 10. 1888..l l

Applica't-irn filed I Dccember 5, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, JOHN B. GOODWIN and GEORGE GOODWIN, both, of Providence, in the v Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding and Swinging Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference-being had to t-he accompanying drawings, forming part of this` ro specification. Y

\ Ourinvention relates to folding or collapsig ble gates or guards that are especially well adapted for use onsteam rai1way-cars.

The objects of our invention are to simplify I 5 the construction and operation of this class of .gates and to render the same more efficient in' their functions and neater in appearance.

To the aforesaid purposes our invention consists in the various constructions, arrange# c ments, and combinations-of the several parts of the gate, as will behereinafterI fully de.-

scribed and claimed.

In order that our invention may be fully understood, vwe have illustrated in the accompaz 5 Dying drawings and will proceed to describe the best forms thereof so far devised by us, with the knowledge that such forms admit of` modicat-ions,without, however, makingasub stantialdeparture from the spirit of the in- 3o vention. y v v t In the accompanying drawings, Figure lfis a view of our improved gate, the cross-rodsof which are in projected or extended position. The gate is here represented as mounted at one 3 5 side of a oar-platform, the car being indicated kin part.v Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial view of the gate, showing in vertical vsection the casing which protects the spring which encircles the hinge-bar and is interposed between theY 4o collar fixed under the upper hinge4s1eeve and the next hinge-sleeve below. Fig.3 is angenlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectionalv view taken on line 4 4 in Fig. 2. Fig'. 5 is a central vertical sectional 45. view of the foot of the hinge-bar with the surrounding hinge-sleeve which can only turn on the bar. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vview of the bracket in which is adjustably mounted the lhead of the hinge-bar, as indicatedin Fig.,1,

Serial No. 256,988. (No model.)

,the bar being broken off-in this view. Fig. l u is a sectional'view on line 7 7 in Fig. 6. Fig.

8 is an enlargedview of part of ourimpro'vedv gate, lshowing other'detail forms of the sliding hinge-sleeves andthe guiding means therefor.

4lhis'view especially illustrates they means of locking the gatein folded posi-tion by virtue of the upper hinge sleeverhaving aset or `locking 'ff l ys ,3re\v,'thedotted lines rvepresentin'gsuch sleeve as locked in its upward limit of movement. Fig.` 5V

9,y is a sectional view online 9 9 in Fig. 8. Fig.

form of brace-bar than that shownin Fig; 1.

larged views of parts 'of the'gate, showingva- ."670L 10 is an enlarged view of a portion Vof another f rious details of construction"respectively,.as

hereinafter fullydescribed.'y Figs. 18, 19, and are enlarged viewsypartly in section,of part of another form of hinge-bar with a sliding" Y 7.0

sleeve mounted thereon and-with the operating lever (shown4 broken off) attached to such sleeve. f

In the said drawI gs like numbers of referf ence designateY corresponding parts` through! l out.

Referring to the drawings, the numberV 21 designates an ordinarysteam railway-passenger car, `part of the end, `theplatformand hood l The tubular hingeofwhichA only are shown. bar 22 is fixed at its foot by theplate 23,whioh issecured to the car-platform, andthe'a'ngle.

or square headv 24 ofthe bar is adjustably mounted in .the slotted .bracket 25,-wphich is 1 set upon the outside of the car-hood by ymeans of the binding-screw 26, which is set inthe end of the hinge-bar and is formed with perforation 27, and which acts to bind *uponl the up- `perface of the bracket to hold the bar in any; adjustment of its movement in the slot of the bracket, as will be'understood'from Figs. 6 and 7. The purpose o'f this horizontal arljust` ment of the upper endfof the hinge-bar is to allow the hinge-barY to always be placedvertif cally, and as these car-hoods vary iii the dis tances they overhang this variance may be compensated forby such adjustment."

The lazy-tong gate 28 1s comPOlSed of the cross-'rods 29, which are pivoted to each other v and to the various parts of the structure by the pivot-studs 30. The gate is hinged to the hinge-bar by means of the hinge-sleeves 31, which are formed with the'L-shaped guideslots 32 for receiving the guide-pin 33, which is fixed in the hinge-bar 22, and which are provided with the horizontally projecting guide-braees34, having the horizontal slots 35 lying opposite each other in alignment, each sleeve having two such guide-braces extending parallel,as shown in Fig. 4.

In the slots 35 of the guidebraces work the pivotstuds 30 of thejoints of the crossrods 29, while others of the pivot-studs 30 are pivoted to the solid portions of the braces 34 at points between the slots 35 and the body of the Y sleeve.

Theguideslot 32 of the .lowest hinge-sleeve runs horizontally for about one-quarter the circumference of the sleeve. ,The guide-pin 33 holds this sleeve from vertical movement, but permits it to perform a quarter-turn. As the gate is folded in toward the hinge-bar, all the sleeves except the lowest one will be forced upward on the hinge-bar, and the pivot-studs 30, which work in the slots 35 of the guidebraces 34, will slide along the length of the slots. By this time the guide-pins 33 have reached the lower branch of the L-shaped slot 32, and the entire folded gate may then be swung through the quadrant on the hinge-bar, in an evident manner, and the guide-pins 32 will serve to hold the gate collapsed while swung aside.

The sleeves 31 are limited in their downward movement by the collars 36, fixed upon the hinge-bar 22, as clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 11; and hence these collars will act to prevent the gate from being projected beyond a certain limit, since the sleeves must descend as the gate is extended or projected.

In the construction shown in Fig. 12 the sleeves below the two uppervones are held fastl on the hinge-bar 22, which is rotatable, and in the case ofthe non-sliding hinge-sleeves the guide-slot 35 ofthe guide-brace 34 has to be arranged vertically to allow the necessary upward movement of the guide-pin 30 working therein.

In Figs. 8, 9, 11, 16, 18, 19, and 20 we have shown kother guiding means for the hingesleeves 31, the same consisting in a guide-rib, 37, fixed to the hinge-bar, and aguide-groove, 38, formed in the sleeve. This guide-groove 38 may run longitudinally of the sleeve, so that the sleeve may be slid over and clear of the rib, and may then be given a quarter-turn, and rest with its lower edge against the upper end of the rib, or theguide-groove 38 may be L-shaped, as shown in Figs. 8 and 11. so that after the sleeve has been slid upward till the lower branch of the L-shaped groove comes to the upper end of the rib the sleeve may be given a quarter-turn, andthe upper face of the lower branch of the groove will rest upon the upper end of the guide-rib, and thus hold the sleeve in elevated position.

Thebrace-bar consistsin an upper member, 39, and a lower member, 40, which are each formed with the vertical slots 4l,and this twopart bar is pivoted vertically to the locking side ot' the gate by means of the pivot-studs 30 of the cross-rods working in the slots 41 of the brace-bar.. The purpose of the transversely-divided braeebar is to allow the same to span overthe hand-rail 42 on the ear, so as to permit of the gate'being projected in nearer to the car than would be the case with a onepiece brace-bar, which would strike the handrail and prevent the further extension of the gate.

To the head of the brace-bar member 39 is pivoted the operating-lever 43, the other end of which is hinged to the brace or projection 34 on the upper hinge sleeve, 3l, by means of bolt 44, which is provided with a knob, 45, designed to be grasped and elevated by the operator in folding the gate. It will now be undelstood that as ythe knob 45 is elevated thel operating-lever will be moved upward by the end adjacent the knob, and all the hingesleeves will be slid upward, except the lowest one,which being held against vertical movement will cause the basal line of the gate to move in and out horizontally as the gate is folded and projected. The brace-bar 39 40 will move in parallel with 'the hinge-bar, ,and

the pivot-studs will slide in the slots 41. As the gate is folded, the same is increased in height, but of course cannot lengthen downwardly, because of the basal hinge-point being held stationary against vertical play.

The gate is held locked in projected position by means of one of the cross-rods `29 being formed with a latch head, 46,whieh snaps into thelateh-soeket 47, formed on the under side ofthe brace or projection 34, formed on the upper hinge-sleeve, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 8. To release the latch in folding the gate,the operator grasps the cross-rod having thelatch-head and moves it slightly ont of the vertical plane, as will be understood from Fig. 3.

To assist the gate in the operations of extending the same and swinging it through the quadrant when folded, we provide the spring 48,which encircles the hinge-bar, and which is normally under torsional tension when the gate is in extended position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This spring is secured by its upper end to the fixed collar 49, which is provided with the cam projection 50, over which the lower notched edge of the upper hinge-sleeve, 31, turns, the lower end of the spring being attached to the upper end of the turnable sleeve 31. The space between the fixed collar 49 and the subjacent sliding sleeve 3l is housed by the easing or shell 51, which is xed tothe collar 49 by the rivet 52, and the sleeve is adapted to move up and down and to turn within the casing. As the gate is folded and the sleeve 31 slides up, the spring 48 is compressed against its fixed collar 49, and this tension of course tends to project or extend the IIO 381,066- y o .Y I

gate when left free tornoveinto such position. When the gate isfolded and is free-to be swung aside through the quadrant, the torsional tension of the spring 48 comes into play and helps to force the gate aside. l In Fig. we show this same vconstruction of the coil-spring 48, the fixed collar 49, and the casing 5l,which isy out kaway at 53'toallow'th`e guide-brace 34 to swing through the quadrant when the gate is folded and the sleeve A31 slides up in the cas-` ing. In this instance we do not support the hinge-bar from the'car-hood, butshorten the bar and support it'bythe guardlrail 54 of the car-platform.

In Figs.8 and 9V we'show means for holding the 'upper hinge sleeve and its attached oper ating-lever 43 -in locked position at the upward anddownwardllrnits of movement. This sleeve is provided with a set-screw, 54, which is held in the perforation 55 inthe sleeve ofv the pin 56, and the foot of the screw takesinto theopening 57, formed in the hinge-bar, and thereby holds the sleeve locked in 'elevated position, as shownvr in broken lines in Fig. 8., This screw mayalso serve to lock the gate when extended, by virtue of the eye 58, formedV in the hinge-bar at the lowest limit of downward movement Vof the sleeve 31, as shown'clearly in Fig. 9,whichl is'a section online 9 9 invFig. 8;

In Fig. 10 the brace-bar 39 40 is shown with the horizontal extension 59,Which projectsin- Wardly'toward the hinge-bar 'and is formed "with, vthe horizontal slot 60, in which slide the lpivot-studs 30 of the cross-rods of 'the gate.

The outer end ofthe operating-lever 43 is hinged at 61 to this extension and has its inner end hiuged'to the brace 34, as shown in Fig. 8. This operatinglever yin all t-he constructions shown forms a finishing-rail tothe top of the rods of the gate by covering the heads thereof when the gate is extended,as shown in several of the views, the crosssection of the lever being an inverted-U shape. l

In the construction shown in Figs. 13 and 14 the upper hinge-sleeve, 31, has the guide-brace 34 formed with slot 35, in which slides the'flxed stud y62, which is'mounted on the operating.

lever 43, the inner end of which is pivoted to the upright arm 63, formedon the turnable sleeve 31, having the guide-groove 32 and pin 33.- The lever-43 inthis construction -is not hinged tothe vertical brace-barat its outer end, but is only hinged at its inner end to the upright arm 63, and forms merely a 'nishing# rail for the topofthe gate when'the latter is extended. The elevation of the lever does not effect the foldingfof theV gate.

In Fig.- 17 the hinge-sleeves arel provided with slots 31,an'd are adapted to'` slide and turn freely on the 'hinge-bar. The upper sleeve,

however, has a horizontal slot, 32,V and is held against vertical movement by the pin 33. The inner end of the lever 43is provided withthe Ihorizontal slot 77, in which works the stud 30, and the lever is also formed with a vertical slot or fork, 78, at its end', and the guide-brace 34 Yof vtheupperslecve'is.also formed'with a verthe'upper free end of the "cross-rod 29`maymove through the slots 78 and 79. 'Y .v Y Y In Figs. 18, 19, and '2 0'we show a'turnable tical"slot,.79, sothat when the 'gate is folded *n o l hinge-bar, formed with two tubular sections. f

Thesupper section,` 64,5is provided with the 'clutch-face 65 on its lower edge, and is formed with a longitudinal'slot, 66, through wh'ichprog* jects the guide-pin 67, whichis fixed on the core-piece 68, which extends through the cen- Y ter of vboth `the sections. The lower section,

69, is-formed with the clutch-face on its upp er edge, and isy provided with a longitudinal guide-rib,37,overwhichslidesthehinge-sleeve o 31, 'as hereinbefore described; The upper sec-` tion-reciprocates on the core-piece 68, but does not turn thereon, whilethe lower-section,"69, can be rotated when its vclutch-face-is. disen. gaged from that of the upper section.'

' The upper section `is held normally'forced i down by the spring'71, which is coiled about theqcore 68which is secured to the stem 7 2,` fixed to the car-hood 2L. :The lower end of the spring bears upon theupper edge of thefu'pper section, and the upper end of the spring vbearsvl t v rI against the stern 72. The casing 73 is fixed to y the steril 7 2,' and the upper section reciprocates therein. The lifting-pinl 74 istixe'd'on theopper section, and is engaged bythe L-,sli'apedv slot 32, forxned'in the sleeve 3l,V so that when the sleeve is raised from position in Fig. -18,to f

that.inFig.19the upper section' will be raised i v ,roo i out of engagement with'thelower sectiomwhich may thenv be turnedvthrough the quadrant, in

au obvious manner; Fig. 20 shows a sectional hinge-bar, of a slightly different construction from that shown in Figs. 18 and 19. The up:

per section is attached. to' the core 68, and is provided with a guide-pin, 67, which prevents v rotation thereof', the guide-pin working in ther slot 66,' formed yin the casing73, which is fast upon the stern 7 2.' .The lifting-'pin 74 is iixedou the core 68, instead v'of on the upper section, and projects through the slot7 5, formed in the lower section, 69. When the sleeve 31,.is` elevated into the dotted-line position, theliftingpin will vbe raised, thereby liftingthe core and l moving the upper sectionv out of engagement with the lower and leaving the clutch 6570 open, so that the-lower section may rotate with thesleeve 31. l

Havingthus described lour invention, we *i 12o claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pateut-v i '1. A lazy tong gate of-{the'class described, y

having.' the hinging side thereof heldat the basal point thereof'against verticalmovernent,

wherebythe gate may be trussed and stayed` when extended, and whereby the basal line'of the gate may be projected and folded 'on' the horizontal, as described. g Y y v,

2. The combination, as he'reinbefore set forth', with the hinge-bar, of a gate composed ot' pivoted rods of the lazyftong order, such gate having they hinging side thereof held sta-V ,l f tionary against vertical movement at the-basal point thereof, and pi voted at oheor morepoints of such side to sliding members mounted loosely on the hinge-bar, as described.

3. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-bar and thc lazy-tong gate, of a set of sliding hinge-sleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and provided with lateral guide braces or lugs to which the several points of the gate are pivoted, substantially as and for the purpose herein described. v

4. The combination, as hereinbefore Vset forth, with the hinge-bar and the lazy-tong gate, of the set of slidinghinge-sleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and provided with theguidebraces to which the gate is pivoted, the lowest sleeve held against vertical movement and the other sleeves provided with stops to limit the downward movement thereof, substantially as described.

5. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge bar and the lazy-tong gate,of the set ofsliding hinge-sleeves mounted on the hingebar and provided with guide braces or lugs to which the gate is hinged by its respective points, such hingesleeves capable of sliding vertically and of turning in the horizontal, and provided with guiding devices mounted on the hinge-bar, substantially asand for the purpose herein described.

6. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the'hinge-bar and the lazy-tong gate, of the set of sliding and turning hingesleeves mounted ou the hinge-bar and provided with slotted guide braces or lugs to which the several points of the gate are connected by hinge-pins slidingin the slots of the guide-braces, substantially as described.

7. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth,with the hinge-bar and the slidinghingesleeves mounted thereon and the lazy-tong gate having its rods pivoted to the guidebraces on such sleeves, of the vertical bracebar located at the locking side of the ga-te and to which the rods of the gate are pivoted, the upper hinge-sleeve sliding on the hinge-bar, and the operating-lever hinged intermediate the said upper hinge-sleeve andthe vertical brace-bar, whereby the elevation and depression of the end of the operating-lever hinged to said sleeve may accordingly fold and pro- 5o ject the gate, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

8. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-barandthesliding hingesleeves sliding thereon, the gate composed of` pivoted rods of the lazy-tong order, of the upper sleeve sliding on the hinge-bar and having a projection or lug formed with a latchsocket, the upper end of one of the pivoted rods of the gate provided with a latch which is adapted to lock in the latch-socket when the gate is extended, substantially as described.

9. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-bar and the lazy-tong gate, of the sliding hinge-sleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and provided with the lateral guide-braces, the L-shaped guide-slots formed in the sleeves, and the fixed guide-studs on the hinge-bar taking through said slots, and the stops fixed on the hinge-bar to limit the downward movement of the sleeves, the rods of the said gate pivoted to the guide-bracesl on the sleeves, substantially as and for the purpose herein described. e

10. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-bar, the sliding hingesleeves mounted thereon and provided with the guidebraces, and the lazy-tong gate pivoted to `guide-braces, and the lazy-tong gate pivoted to the guide-braces, of the coil-spring encircling the hinge-bar and having one end thereof attached to one of the sleeves, a collar fixed to the hinge-bar and the other end of the said spring secured thereto, and the casing fixed to the collar and receiving the end of the sleeve to which the spring is attached, substantially as and for the purposeherein described.

12. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-bar for the gate secured at its foot, of the bracket for receiving the head of the hinge-bar, which is adjustably mounted in the bracket, substantallyas described. Y

13. In a gate of the class described, the combination, with the hinge-bar for the gate, kof a sliding sleeve mounted on the bar and connections intermediate the sleeve and the gate, a set-screw mounted on said sleeve,and asocket on the hinge-bar to receive the foot of said screw to lock the slee\'e in fixed position thereon, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

14. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with the hinge-bar provided with the longitudinal guiding-ribs, of the sliding hingesleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and formed with guide-grooves to receive the guide-ribs, substantially as described.

15. The combination, as hereinbefore set forth, with thelazy-tong gate, of thehinge-bar provided with guide-ribs, the sliding hingesleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and each formed with a longitudinal and a transverse guide-groove to receive the guide-ribs, the sleeves provided with guide-braces and the gate pivoted to such braces, the sleeves adapted to slide over the guide-ribs and then to be turned on the hinge-bar, and the guide-ribs coacting with the transverse guide-grooves of the sleeves as stops against vertical descent of the sleeves when the sleeves are turned on the hinge-bar, substantially as described.

16. The combination, with the hingebar and the lazy-tong gate hinged thereto, of the slotted vertical brace-bar pivoted to the lockvIo ing Side of the gate andprovidee with a rightangled inwardly-,projecting extension formed` with a slot and ar-pivotstud, thecross-rods,

of the gate working insaid slot,fa -sliding hinge-sleeve mountedv on the hinge-bar andi provided with adug orprojectiomand the op.` erating-lever hinged by its respective ends to the extension on the bracelbar and the lug on the sleeve, substantially as described. f

Y 17. The combination, yasA hereinbefore setl forth, with theturnable hinge-bar and the Vfixed hinge-sleeves mounted thereon and provided with the guide-braces formed with ver tical slots, of the klazy-tong gate having, the pivot-studs thereof working in the Vvertical slots of the guide-braces, the two slidinghinge, sleeves mounted on the hinge-bar andl provided with lugs or projections, the bracebar .sleeve next below provided with'guiding pivoted to the locking side of the gate, and the operating-lever hinged vby its respective ends to the brace-bar and to the lug on the said uppermost hinge-sleeve, one crosssr'od of the gate being pivoted to the lug on thesliding sleeve next b'elowthe uppermost sleeve, substantially as described.

18'. The combination, asl hereinbefore setl -forth, with the hinge-bar and the lazy-tong gate hinged thereto, of the upper sliding sleeve mountedgon the hinge-.bar and provided with guiding means and adapted to slide and turnon the bar, the; said sleeve provided with a' horizontal. guide brace formed'with a slot, the

f ,means and adapted to turn on the hinge-bar,

but not'to slide thereon, and formed with an upf right arm, andi the lever pivoted by one end to the said upright arm on the sleeve and having a fixedl stud workin g yin the slotvof the said horizontal extension, said lever adapted toV cover the heads of the cross-rods of ,the gate when the latter is extended, substantially as described. i, I 19. The combination, as hereinbefore set t forth, with the hinge-bar andthe railing conv,negated therewith, of the sliding and rotating.

hinge-sleeves mounted on the hinge-bar and provided with guiding means,theguide,braces on said sleeves, the lazy-,tong gate having the cross-rods thereof ypivoted vto the guide-y bracesf of the sleeves, a cut-'away casing, mounted on the hinge-bar, and a coil-spring encircling the bar under .torsional tension, with one-end fixed in the said casing-and the other vend fixed in theuppermost sleeve, substan-v tially as described.l Y 20. The combination, as hereinbekfore set forth, with the hinge-bar and the sliding hingesleeves mounted thereon and provided with 21. In a gate of the class described, the con,

fbination,as hereinbefore set forthwith the g Atubular hinge-,bar formed with an upperandl a lower transverse section, y'with thefrneetingV faces of the-sections formed irregular, so vas to clutch, of a core "for the sectional ,hinge-bar and a pin to prevent the upper/section from rotating, but not 'from vertical movement, a

liftingstud for liftingthe 4upper section out of contact with the lower section`,so as'vto' part the clutchffaces kto allowl thelower section to rotate,',`a longitudinal guide-rib ony the lower section, and afsleeve having `an` Li-shapedslot v'for engaging the lifting-stud, said, sleevelpro- Y vided with a groove for the guide-rib andsliding over the lower section, butnotfturning Y therein, the Aoperating--lever hinged 'tofsaid sleeve, substantially as and for' the "purpose herein described. v

22. In a gate of the class described, thecombination, as -hereinbefore set vforth,', with the vtubular hinge-bar comprisingrv two transverse seetions,the upper one of which is spring-acted 'and Yboth having anV irregular-formed clutch-V 'likeme'eting face, of la core for thehinge-bar and apin to prevent'therot-ation of theupper section, but not the vertical movement thereof, v

a lifting-pin for lifting` the upper seetionfout` of engagement with thel lower section, so as-to part the clutch-faces toallow thef.y lower sec# tion to rotate, a longitudinal guide-rib`on`fthe ,lower section, and a sliding sleeve formed with an I v-vshaped lslot for receiving the lifting-pin Yandprovided with a guidegroove for the'y guidetion, but prevented from turning thereon yby theguide-rib, the operating-lever Ihinged to thesaid sleeve, substantiallyaswdescribed.

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rib, the said sleeve sliding onthe lower sect 23. In a gate of the class described,thecbm-v 4 Ibination, as hereinbefore ,setA forth, with .theyy .l

tubular ,hinge-bar comprisingA two transverse sections formed with clutch-likeimeeting. faces, Y

of .a verticallyfmoving core for the vhingelbar, the upper section ybeing iixedthereto, and a pin for preventing the'core and upper section 'from turning, but not from moving vertically,

a lifting-pin fixed to the core, and'anL-,shaped slot formed in the `lower section 'toallowjthe n pinto proj ectfthrough thesection, a'longitudinal guide-,rib on the lower section, and `a. sliding sleeve mounted on the lower sectionv "and formed with an lL-shapedv slot to receivefthe -l ysaid liftingpin and provided with afg'uider.groove for the said guide-rib,the operatinglever,I hinged to the said sleeve, substantially as described.

24. .The combination', with pivoted cross- .v

rods of a lazy-tong gate, ofthe transversely-di!- vided brace-barvpivoted tothe locking side of the gate for the purpose of spanning the'hand-I rail onl the car, substantiallyyas described.-

25. v'rile combination, withfthe hinge-bar 22. i

and the lazy-tong gate 28, ofthehingelsleeves 3l, provided with the slots 32 andlthe'fgu'idepins 38, the guide-braceset, and the pivotstuds 30, attached thereto, substantiallyas described. i v

26. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22 and the lazy-tong gate 28, of the hingesleeves 31, provided with the slots 32:and the guidepins 33, workin g in such slots, the guidebraces 34, provided with the slots 35, and the pivotstuds 30, working in the said slots and pivoted to the solid part of the guidebraces, substantially as described.

27. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22 and the lazytong gate 28, of the sliding hingesleeves 31, provided with the guiding means,

the guide-braces 34, secured to the said s1eeves, and the pivot-studs 30, attached to the braces, the collar 49, fixed to the hinge-bar, and the coil-spring 48, secured by its respective ends to the collar 49 and the adjacent hinge-sleeve 31, the casing 51, attached to the collar, substantially asl and for the purpose herein described.

28. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22 and the lazy-tong gate 28, of the sliding hingesleeves 31, provided with the guiding means, the guide-braces 34, and the pivot-studs 30, connected therewith, the upper hinge-sleeve, 31, and the brace-bar 39 40, and the operatinglever 43, hinged between the head of the bracebar and the guide-brace on the upper hingesleeve, substantially as described.

29. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22 andthe upper sliding hinge-sleeve, 31, mounted thereon and provided with the guide-brace 34, of the vertical brace-bar 39 40, and the operating`lever 43, hinged to the bracebar, and the bolt 44, hinging the lever to the brace 43 and the knob 45 on the bolt, substantially as described.

30. The combination, with the hingebar 22 and the lazy-tong gate 28, of the sliding hngesleeves 31, mounted on the hingebar and provided with the guidebraces 34, the pivotstuds 30, connected with the braces, the said sleeves formed with the guide-grooves 38, the guide-ribs 37, fixed upon the hinge-bar, substantially as described.

31. The combination, with the hingebar 22, formed with the sockets 57 and 58, of the upper hinge-sleeve, 31, provided with set-screw 54 and formed with the projection 34, and the operating-lever 43, pivoted to the projection 34, substantially as described.

32. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22 and the lazy-tong gate 28, of the slidinghingesleeves 31, provided with the guide-braces 34, the pivot-studs 30, connected to the braces 34, the collars 36, fixed to the hinge-bar for limiting the downward movement of the sleeves, substantially as described.

studs 30 of the gate working' in the saidslots 35, substantially as described.

34. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22, of the uppermost hinge sleeve, 3l, provided With guiding means and having the guidebrace 34, formed with slot 35, the snbjacent sleeve 31, formed with slot 32, and the pin 33 for such slot, and t-he upright arm 63 on the latter sleeve 31, the lever 43, pivoted to the upright arm 63, and provided with the stud 62, working in the slot 35 of the guide-brace, substantially as described.

35. The combination, with the tubular upper and lower sections, 64 and 69, provided, respectively, with the clutch-faces 65 and 70, of the core 68 and the stem 72 and the casing 73, the guide-slot 66 and the guide-pin 67 Working therein, the 1ifting-pin 74, and the slotted sleeve 31, provided with guiding means' and engaging with its slot the lifting-pin 74, substantially as described.

36. The combination, with the upper section, 64, and the lower section, 69, provided with the clutch-faces 65 and 70, respectively, of the core 68, and the stem 72 for supporting the core, the spring 71 and the casing 73, the guide-slot 66, formed in the upper section, 64, and the guide-pin 67, fixed tothe core, the lifting-pin 74, fixed to the lower section, 69, and the sliding sleeve 31, provided with the L-shaped slot 32 for engaging with pin 74, the said sleeve provided with guiding means,sub stantially as and for'the purpose herein described.

37. The combination, with the hinge-bar 22, the sliding hinge-sleeves 3l, mounted thereon and provided with the guide-braces 34, the lazy-tong gate 28, pivoted to said guide-braces, 0f the forked operating-lever 43, provided with the slot 77 and hinged to the gate and to the forked guide-brace 34 of the uppermost hinge-sleeve 31, substantially as described.

In'witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

JOHN B. GOODWIN. GEORGE GOODWIN.

ICO 

